June's birthday musician is...Prince!

﻿﻿Five Fast Facts About Prince:1) Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived there for much of his life.

2) Prince is known for being a kind of eccentric, or slightly strange, musical genius. He dressed in high heels and fancy clothes and was so talented that for some of his songs he played all the instruments himself.

3) In the early days of MTV, Prince was one of the biggest stars; he appealed to many listeners because of how he combined funk, rock, and pop styles.

4) In 1984, Prince played the lead role and wrote the music for a movie called Purple Rain. In some ways the movie's storyline mirrored Prince's own rise to fame.

5)​ In the 1990's, Prince changed his name to "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" and then to a symbol, reinforcing his unique nature as a performer. In 2000, he went back to the name "Prince".

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All the classes watched Prince's appearance on The Muppets Tonight, performing a song called Starfish and Coffee.